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This is a work in progress and will be continually added to over the semester. IF you would like to recommend a title you have read, please email rschneider@rvschools.org or jhollenberger@rvschools.org with a couple of sentences about the book or why you liked it.. You may also give a written recommendation to Mr. Hollenberger. Ms. Schneider, or Mrs. Gribble. |
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| Title / Author / Call # (RVHS) | Summary of Plot / Reader Recommendations |
| Bloody Jack: Being an Account of
the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy By Lewis A. Meyer F MEY Recommended by R.Schneider |
A teen girl during the late18th century runs away from home and becomes a cabin boy. A delightful read. |
| Curse Of The Blue Tattoo: Being an
Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady By Lewis A. Meyer F MEY Recommended by R.Schneider |
Sequel to Bloody Jack. Jackie is put off ship in America to attend a girls boarding school, but her independence and tom-boyish ways get her into trouble with the Head Mistress. A delightful read. |
| Bucking the Sarge By Christopher Paul Curtis F CUR Recommended by R.Schneider |
A teen boy in Flint Michigan thinks he is getting ahead until he finds out his mother has been using him to garner money for herself and her boyfriend. |
| Coraline By Neil Gaiman F GAI Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
A girl unlocks a door into an alternate world that resembles her own, but things are not quite like home. You thought your parents were bad! |
| Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi By David Chotjewitz F CHO Recommended by R.Schneider |
In Nazi Germany, a German teen from an elite family finds out that he is half Jewish. His life changes dramatically once it becomes known to his friends and classmates who are members of the Hitler Youth. |
| The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark By Carl Sagan (Check Interlibrary Loan sources) Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
This non-fiction work blindside-tackles pseudoscience and pseudopsychology like no other. Sagan debunks mediums, UFOs, faith healers, and others! |
| Dracula By Bram Stoker F STO Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
The classic tale that gave (un)birth to hundreds of modern-day vampire stories! |
| Grendel By John Gardner F GAR Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
You've read the English classic Beowulf. Now get the monster's side of the story in Gardner's 1971 classic. |
| Left behind series by Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jewnkins HS has Volume 1 of series F LAH (Check Interlibrary Loan sources for other 12 volumes) Recommended by R.Schneider |
This gripping Christian fiction series takes the story of Armageddon and puts into modern day terms as if it were happening now. |
| Murcheston: A Wolf's Tale By David Holland (Check Interlibrary Loan sources) Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
The Duke of Darnley's journey into madness as lycanthropy introduces him to the beast within! |
| My Brother Sam is Dead By James and Christopher Collier F COL Recommended by R.Schneider |
Brings home the conflict on both sides of the Revolutionary War within families and communities. |
| Private Peaceful By Michael Morpurgo F MOR Recommended by R.Schneider |
Haunting story of a young British soldier in World War I. |
| Redwall By Brian Jacques (MS has most of the series) Recommended by J.Hollenberger |
Little critters do battle in this epic first book in Jacques' fantasy series of the same name. |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants By Ann Brashares F BRA Recommended by R.Schneider |
Series of three books follows five teen girls through three summers of their high school years to graduation. |
| Three Weeks with My Brother; a memoir by Nicholas and Micah Sparks 813 SPA SPA Recommended by Lisa Roelke |
Nicholas and Micah sparks set off on a three-week trip
around the globe. Against the wonders of the world, they explore their
feelings about their parents deaths and discover the truths about loss,
love, and hope. "I cried at least 4 times and I didn't want it to end" ~ Lisa Roelke |
| Under the Jolly Roger by Lewis A. Meyer F MEY Recommended by R.Schneider |
Sequel to Curse of the Blue Tatto. Jackie finds her first love Jamie only to be kidnapped and forced to serve on a British warship where she eventually becomes the captain. |
| Final gifts By Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley (Check Interlibrary Loan sources) Recommended by R.Schneider |
Teaches how to recognize and decode the often symbolic communications of those who are near death. |
04/18/06 rschneider
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